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环绕 (huán rào) — to surround; to encircle; to revolve around; to orbit

Definition

环绕 is more literary/figurative than 围 — used for both surrounding (village ringed by hills) and revolving (moon around earth). 围绕 focuses on centering around a topic.

verb
to surroundto encircleto revolve aroundto orbit

Examples

  • 环绕。
    Yuè qiú huán rào dì qiú yùn xíng.
    The moon revolves around the earth.
  • 环绕。
    Cūn zi bèi qīng shān huán rào.
    The village is surrounded by green hills.
  • 环绕。
    Yì tiáo xiǎo hé huán rào zhe cūn zi.
    A small stream encircles the village.
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Directions

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